In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be 'positive' all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking...

For the last two years, I ve interviewed more than 200 world-class performers for my podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. The guests range from super celebs (Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.) and athletes (icons of powerlifting, gymnastics, surfing,...

Most people want to be successful in life. And of course, everyone wants to be happy. When it comes to the pursuit of success and happiness, most people assume the same formula: if you work hard, you will become successful, and once you become...

From the author: “For the last two years, I’ve interviewed nearly two hundred world-class performers for my podcast,The Tim Ferriss Show. The guests range from super celebs (Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.) and athletes (icons of powerlifting...

Bestselling author, speaker and world-traveling success coach, Jen Sincero, cuts through the din of the self-help genre with her own verbal meat cleaver in'You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life.'In...

Take the next step with The Secret Daily Teachings - the much-loved companion guide for living The Secret day by day is now available in a new hardcover format. The Secret contains clear principles on how to live your life in accordance with the...

If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. On May 21, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan,...

Imagine if there was a map that showed you step by step how to get from where you are now to your true calling and the life you were born to live the most brilliant, rich, fulfilling, and dazzling life you could ever dream of. You are holding in your...

Why is it so hard for us to connect on a deep level with others, particularly those who are suffering? We constantly find ourselves interrupted and inundated with tasks and stresses. We are disconnected, sleepwalking through our lives, unable to help...

Excerpt from College Life: Essays Reprinted From 'School, College, and Character' And 'Routine and Ideals' College life is the supreme privilege of youth. Rich men's sons from private schools may take it carelessly, as some thing to enjoy unearned,...

Excerpt from The Art of Dining and of Attaining High Health: With a Few Hints on Suppers Society also. Solitary dinners, I think, ought to be avoided as much as possible, because solitude tends to produce thought, and thought tends to the suspension...

Excerpt from Scoutmastership: A Handbook for Scoutmasters on the Theory of Scout Training In a similar way it may interest our brother Scoutmasters in the States to hear something of what we are doing over here in the same direction. Conditions may...

Excerpt from The Works of Robert Leighton, D.D., Archbishop of Glasgow: To Which Is Prefixed a Life of the Author The third expression here of the gospel is, That it is the doctrine of grace. The work of redemption itself, and the several parts of it...

Excerpt from Of the Imitation of Christ: Four Books IX. That all things are to be referred unto God, as their last end X. That to despise the world and serve God, is a sweet life XI. That the longings and desires of our. About the Publisher Forgotten...

Excerpt from Windows for Sermons: A Study of the Art of Sermonic Illustration, Together With Four Hundred Fresh Illustrations Suited for Sermons and Reform Addresses For years I have been receiving letters from all over the country, asking how and...

Excerpt from The 'Summa Theologica' Of St. Thomas Aquinas, Vol. 2: Second Part Qq. LXXX-C Obj. 2. Further, What is offered by one man to another is the more praiseworthy, according as the person it is Offered to is in greater need: wherefore it is...

Excerpt from Hampden in the Nineteenth Century, or Colloquies on the Errors and Improvement of Society, Vol. 2 of 2 It is respectfully solicited that this letter be read before the basket is opened. Having read a few lines, and perceiving its tenour,...

Excerpt from The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas, Vol. 1: Qq. CIII-CXIX Having considered the creation of things and their dis tinction, we now consider in the third place the government thereof, and (i) the government of things in general;...

Excerpt from Readings in English Prose of the Nineteenth Century The form Of the text has been generally normalized to mod ern usage, in respect to spelling, punctuation, and the like, except where individual practice is of real significance as in...

Lawrence LeShan's classic guide to meditation introduced mindfulness to an entire generation. Now it's back in a special hardcover edition.Since its initial publication nearly 50 years ago, this simple yet powerful guide has helped more than a...

Excerpt from The 'Summa Theologica' Of St. Thomas Aquinas, Vol. 2: First Part First Number Qq. I-XLVIII Obj. 2. Further, that which is itself the last end is not for an end. But in some cases the last end is an action, as the Philosopher states...

Why do we want--and why do we do--so many things that are bad for us? And how can we stop? In Mean Genes economist Terry Burnham and biologist Jay Phelan offer advice on how to conquer our own worst enemy--our survival-minded genes. Having evolved in...

Excerpt from Joy and Strength for the Pilgrim's Day HE Editor presents her most grateful ac knowledgments to the publishers in the United States and in England, who have kindly given her permission to use passages from their publications, and to the...

Do you know that praise is essential to the growth of a healthy brain? That experiences of praise and blame affect how long we live? That the conscious and unconscious judgments we engage in every day began as a crucial survival technique? Do you...

Excerpt from Passing Thoughts on Religion They cannot now, however, be called Thoughts for Lent. The number of chap ters extends beyond the Forty Days and the subjects are not all such as would be especial ly suited to the season; but they are the...

Excerpt from Odd Hours of a Physician The antecedents of this little volume are found in the circumstances, that the author having written a book which was not without a satisfactory share of success, it brought from his publisher a request for a...

Excerpt from Select Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson Philosophically considered, the universe is composedof'nal ture and the Soul. Strictly speaking, therefore, all that is separate from us, all which Philosophy distinguishes as the not me, that is,...

Excerpt from Forty-Six Sermons, Vol. 1 Besides those which have already been printed, a number have been taken down specially for this volume which have not been printed before in any authorized manner. These sermons were prepared, week by week, for...

Never Get Angry Again is New York Times and internationally bestselling author David J. Lieberman's comprehensive, holistic look at the underlying emotional, physical, and spiritual causes of anger, and a practical guide to what the reader can do to...

Excerpt from Manic-Depressive Insanity and Paranoia The latter part of the book is devoted to an account of Paranoia, which title is employed in the narrowest sense and is restricted in application to those forms, which are very often described as...

Excerpt from The Lectures of a Certain Professor It is said, noscitur a sociis - and I believe it might be said of any one with at least equal truth - you may know him by his day-dreams. In the application of the former proverb, it is by no means...

Excerpt from The Contribution of Q. Q. To a Periodical Work, Vol. 1 of 2: With Some Pieces Not Before Published Upon retiring to my room after the festivities of the day are over, I feel much disposed to com municate to you the cause of my...

Just one simple thought a day to preserve five years of memories with your children--finally, a record book that is doable! A Memory a Day for Moms, a beautiful five-year journal with carefully curated questions and writing prompts, offers you just...

What is silence?Where can it be found? Why is it now more important than ever? In 1993, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge spent fifty days walking solo across Antarctica, becoming the first person to reach the South Pole alone, accompanied only by a...

Excerpt from Sermons, Vol. 1 of 2 Oh the Importance of Religious Knowledge to Mankind. [preached before the Sncnety in scntlfuvl for propagating Christian knowledge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and...

Excerpt from Mud Hollow: From Dust to Soul It is merely a timepiece to tell roosters of when to crow, cows of milking time, turkeys when to go to bed. Nature was humbler than the bull Tim led by the nose. Glory, glory to man. Muscle and vim astride...

Excerpt from Of the Imitation of Christ First Edition of the present translation 1556. Reprinted 1585 and after. As re-edited by Dom Raynal 1872. New Edition, large crown 8vo, 1908. Also a special edition in crown 4to, 1908. About the Publisher...